BlockHall Neighborhood, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Cowcreek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41314. It stands on Riley Fork. The Survey maps it on the Cowcreek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Cowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cowcreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
225 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 225 fires within 5 miles of Hall Neighborhood (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 15,810 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | STINGER |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | INDIAN CREEK |
| 9 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | INGOL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hall Neighborhood (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Fork Valley Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cowcreek | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hogg Neighborhood (historical) | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Eversole | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lerose | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Creek Neighborhood (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ricetown | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sugar Camp Neighborhood (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2416580. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.